PAX wardrobes and skirting board

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Will soon be buying the wardrobes, Ikea PAX.

We have skirting boards in the room currently.

1. Cut and remove skirting from behind where the wardrobes will be so that the carcass sits flat to the wall.
2. Fit a batten at high level the same depth as the skirting which the top brackets will affix to.
3. Cut out a notch on the carcass itself so that it goes over the skirting board and sits flat to the wall.

Which option has anyone else done with PAX?

They aren't 'proper' fitted wardrobes, so Im a bit reluctant to start chopping away the skirting. Option 2 means there will be a gap between wardrobe and wall, which over time will get dusty and be a spider hidey place. Ideally I'd want to do option 3, but I don't know whether the design of the wardrobe carcass easily allows a bit to be trimmed off it?

Any PAX owners?
 
I did 1 for final fix. I've got 2 in my daughter's room for quick fix at the moment. A modifier to option 3 is sit the pax on a base.

For option 2 you can fit a side panel to cover it up, or hot glue a ripped down piece of painted wood.

Option 3 may work as it sits on a base recessed in a bit iirc.

By the way - if it's just a singular wardrobe, do not buy new. These things come up on marketplace at a fraction of a price all the time. I'm collecting a bunch to do my fitted wardrobe project. I currently have a 750mm and a 1000mm in stock :D

Edit: Be careful though there are two heights. Make sure you get the right one.
 
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dlockers said:
I did 1 for final fix. I've got 2 in my daughter's room for quick fix at the moment. A modifier to option 3 is sit the pax on a base.

For option 2 you can fit a side panel to cover it up, or hot glue a ripped down piece of painted wood.

Option 3 may work as it sits on a base recessed in a bit iirc.

By the way - if it's just a singular wardrobe, do not buy new. These things come up on marketplace at a fraction of a price all the time. I'm collecting a bunch to do my fitted wardrobe project. I currently have a 75mm and a 100mm in stock :D
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Very small wardrobes?! For ties I assume?!

But yup. Best bet is to build a plinth - you can then repurpose your skirting - or buy a bit more for that fully fitted look!
 
If you build a plinth, how do you attach the wardrobe on to it? The PAX wardrobe itself has a little bit of a gap under it so you can't just screw through the wardrobe base?

I have a ceiling height of 2.44m so Im going for the 2.36m tall PAX wardrobes. That would allow 8cm for plinth only, but my skirting is 10cm high from floor so it wouldn't still get all the way over it.
 
They have brackets you screw into the wall at the top, tighten them enough to stop the wardrobe from wobbling and all fine.

No need to remove skirting or add battens etc,

Skirting is only 15-20mm thick usually
 
danlightbulb said:
If you build a plinth, how do you attach the wardrobe on to it? The PAX wardrobe itself has a little bit of a gap under it so you can't just screw through the wardrobe base?

I have a ceiling height of 2.44m so Im going for the 2.36m tall PAX wardrobes. That would allow 8cm for plinth only, but my skirting is 10cm high from floor so it wouldn't still get all the way over it.
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It sits on the base and then attaches onto the wall. Google pax hack - loads of videos.
 
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It sits on the base and then attaches onto the wall. Google pax hack - loads of videos.
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Yeah they all seem to remove the skirting though, and then re-skirt around the wardrobe. I would have to find a matching skirting to do that, plus buy the smaller height wardrobes.
 
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danlightbulb said:
Will soon be buying the wardrobes, Ikea PAX.

We have skirting boards in the room currently.

1. Cut and remove skirting from behind where the wardrobes will be so that the carcass sits flat to the wall.
2. Fit a batten at high level the same depth as the skirting which the top brackets will affix to.
3. Cut out a notch on the carcass itself so that it goes over the skirting board and sits flat to the wall.

Which option has anyone else done with PAX?

They aren't 'proper' fitted wardrobes, so Im a bit reluctant to start chopping away the skirting. Option 2 means there will be a gap between wardrobe and wall, which over time will get dusty and be a spider hidey place. Ideally I'd want to do option 3, but I don't know whether the design of the wardrobe carcass easily allows a bit to be trimmed off it?

Any PAX owners?
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Do it properly with the first option.

Option 2 will either leave a gap for dust to collect, or you'll find it a nightmare to bridge the gap without it looking **** - remember your skirting will only protrude from the wall by like 10-12mm.

Option 3, I don't think you'll have enough wood to carve out the profile to slot over the skirting. That's also quite a bit of work, and would weaken the bottom of the wardrobe.
 
Semple said:
Do it properly with the first option.

Option 2 will either leave a gap for dust to collect, or you'll find it a nightmare to bridge the gap without it looking **** - remember your skirting will only protrude from the wall by like 10-12mm.

Option 3, I don't think you'll have enough wood to carve out the profile to slot over the skirting. That's also quite a bit of work, and would weaken the bottom of the wardrobe.
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Skirting is 20mm thick and 100mm high from finished floor level.

What about installing a 20mm thick vertical batten on the wall itself, painted white, and pushing the wardrobe back onto that?
 
Is the room carpeted?

In my experience these wardrobes sit on the carpet grippers and sit a few degrease off vertical meaning it might be tight on the skirting at the base, it will be an inch or two away from the wall at the top.

I would go with #1 and remove the carpet grippers (or the entire carpet) from under the wardrobe.
 
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Is the room carpeted?

In my experience these wardrobes sit on the carpet grippers and sit a few degrease off vertical meaning it might be tight on the skirting at the base, it will be an inch or two away from the wall at the top.

I would go with #1 and remove the carpet grippers (or the entire carpet) from under the wardrobe.
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They have adjustable feet at the front. You just adjust it out.
 
I know, even with the feet, it wasn't enough. It probably depends on the specific carpet, the grippers and if the floor/walls are 90 degrease from each other (probably not).
 
I'll take a picture tomorrow but your baton idea is fine. Pax are basically just freestanding wardrobes so a small gap isn't the end of the world.
 
I did (1) with a similar 4 metre long b and q wardrobe but only because battoning out and keeping the skirting would have caused the sliding doors to hit a light switch

it was also a pain as I had to remove a load of floorboards too as one side of the room abruptly tapered up Half an inch over a metre which would have caused issues with the doors touching the carpet on one side, I subsequently found the floor had battoned on the joists in the past on that part of the floor but for some weird reason whoever did it made A perfectly level floor rise up :confused:
 
JBuk said:
I did (1) with a similar 4 metre long b and q wardrobe but only because battoning out and keeping the skirting would have caused the sliding doors to hit a light switch

it was also a pain as I had to remove a load of floorboards too as one side of the room abruptly tapered up Half an inch over a metre which would have caused issues with the doors touching the carpet on one side, I subsequently found the floor had battoned on the joists in the past on that part of the floor but for some weird reason whoever did it made A perfectly level floor rise up :confused:
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I'm removing a random carpeted plinth soon so feel you on the weirdness folk do.

There was a 2 inch bit of 3m wood nailed to the skirting downstairs, the carpet fitted around it..I lifted it up to discover?.... absolutely nothing.

Maybe they cut the carpet short or something..odd!
 
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